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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
WRECKED.

Written for the LEDGER by Mrs, Myra Douglas.
Two hearts that e'er In concord beat,
The whitr-winsed hoars-~aye, more than
feet.
From eye the light of love doth shine,
A peaceful eaim--a beam divine.
Two loving hands In closest clasp,
Ah little reck they, singing asp.
Sweet halcyon hours, in fondest trust,
Then faded hopes, low in the dust.
blast Of doubt--a wordless strife,
Estrangement cold a blighted life.
One heart, despairlng, prays to die, s.g..s
The other coldly passes by.
And thus as June moves on apace,
One scene another soon efface,-
Nor knows the world the lonely years,
Or pillow wet with bitter tears;
But aching hearts about us stand,
That once roamed happy on the strand.
When Hopes bright barque sank deep
from sight
And left for them but deepest night.
Oh, weep for those, thro'out the lands,
Who tread Life's lonely, silent sands.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
F,fteen American Inventions.

The fifteen great American inven-
tions ere: The cotton gin, the
planing machine, the mower. and
reaper, the rotary printing press,
navigation by steam, the hot air en-
CINE, the sewing machine. the India
rubber industry. the machine manu-
facture of horseshoes, the sand blast
for carving, the eccentric lathe, the
grain elevator, artificial ice making
one large scale, the electrical magnet
aud its practical applications. the
telephone, and the sixteenth is the
Mugwump.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

AFTER having Limited production"
to a point where prices could be
held up, the coal ring takes advant-
age of strike by the miners still
further to advance the cost Of this
universal necessity. And thus the
monopoly oppresses the miners with
one hand and plumbers the public
with the other. There will be n stop
to this sort of thing some day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Mary's Lamb on a New Principl

Mary's Lamb on a New Principle.
MoIlie had little ram as black as
rubber shoe, and everywhere that
Mollie went he emigrated too.
He went with her to church one
day-the folks hilarious grew, to see
him walk demuredly into Deacon AL
lens pew.
The worthy deacon quickly let his
angry passions rise, and gave it an
unchristian kick between the sad
brown eyes.
This landed rammy in the aisle ;
the deacon followed fast, and raised
his foot again; alas! that first kick
was his last.
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly
back, about rod, it's said, and ere
the deacon could retreat, he stood
him on his head.
The congregation then arose and
went for that ere sheep; several
wel,-directed butts just placed them
in heap.
Then rushed they straightway for
the door, with curses long and loud,
while rammy struck the hlndmost
man, and showed him through the
crowd.
The minister had often heard that
kindness would subdue the fiercest
beast. "Aha," he said, "rll try that
game on you."
And so he kindly, gently called !:
"Come rammy, rammy, ram; to see
the folks abuse you so grieved and
sorry am"
The ram quite dropped his humble
air, and dropped from off his feet,
and when the parson landed he was
behind the hindmost seat.
As he shot out the door and closed
it with slam, he named Califor-
MIA town. think twas 'Uba Dam"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
New Church at Auxvasse.

The oyster supper given by the
sisters of the Baptist church of this
place last Friday night, proved quite
a success. Not a very large crowd
but those in attendance were very
liberal. The sisters expect to have
their church house nicely painted
and neat fence put around the same
in the near future.
Mr.. Hunter, of Mexico, with a
large force of hands Is rushing to
completion the Christian church Of,
this place, and when completed will
be large handsome structure.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
THE PRESIDENTS SHORT
SPEECHES.

The Presidents ora,orieai powera
in the way of making short. appro-
pirate and agreeable speeches will ba
we'll tested hy the time he returns To
Washington. As the telegraph makes
the whole country his audience. he
will naturally enaeayor to avoid re-
peating himself, and this, under the
would be hard thing
for any one to do. But he has begun
well. His remarks at Indianapolis
and Terre Haute referred mainly to
local matters and revealed the effects
of prudent preparation.
Mfr. Cleveland knew just when In-
diauapolis was settled and what its
present population is. He was also
aware that it had direct railroad COM
municatlon With every county in the
State except two. He happily hit
upon the fact that Indiana's new
State House, recently completed. is
about the only large public building
in the country whose cost has been
kept within the original estimate.
He also paid graceful and just
tribute to the memory of Vlce-Presi-
dent Hendricks. At Terre Haute he
knew that the name of the city signi-
fies high ground, and dilated pleas
antly upon the fame of the "Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash"
This is an effective way of avoid
ing repetition, and it involves intelli-
gent travelling. 1t is a trifle labor
ious, perhaps, but Mr.. Cleveland has
adopted the habit of thinking over
his utterance in advance, and it is a
very good one.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Onions ana Insomnia.

''Onions good for insoniniap" re-
peatcd Wall street broker in answer
to reporters inquiry. That's n
fallacy l wish some paper would have
the nerve to explode"
Ever tried itp"
''Once, dear boy. and rot being
greedy am entirely satisfied to let
someone else try il next time"
'How did il act?"
''It didn't do much of the acting.
That part of the business was confined
principally to my wife and myself.
Part Of the time we were both on the
stage at once. Then, at other periods
of the horrible night. we took turns
singly before the footlights. I'll tell
you about it. ate four small 11er-
muda onions raw just before going to
bed. made up what fattered N.Y.
self--up to that experience,--was my
mind, that would see the whole world
in Tophet before l would figure ON
stocks and bonds all day and all night,
too. My wife. l may remark, like o
sensible women, does not eat onions
1t takes more than a fool newspaper
fallacy to capture her superior intel
lect. After the lights had been ex-
tinguished, and / had stretched my
self out on my back, soon sank into
the peacefulest, infantcst slumber you
ever read about. The onions were
getting in their work in great shape.
81 suppose" continued tho broker,
.'that had slept something like an
hour when was disturbed BY dream.
! thought / had been caught in q
thrashing-machine, and was being
ground into No. red wheat with the
most indecent haste. / woke up. II
was my wife. Her nails were plowing
my side.
''Well,,n said !, what's the meaning
of this celebrationP
'lf, answered that superior woman,
you will eat n peck of raw onions, ]
think you might al lesst have the de-
cency to turn your face TO the wall
81 apologized. and did as | was bid
den. II wasn't. long before / was again
rudely awakened. This time my wife
was out of temper.
"John, said she. If you insist upon
making beast Of yourself / shall cer-
tainly go home to my father. can't
and shan't stand this sort of yhing.'
"What shall / do. my dearP" / asked,
mildly.
"You might sit down by the window
and breath outside. 1t may keep the,
| cats awsy, and IL you are careful To.
night, and don't repeat this miserable
experiment, perhaps the ncighbors
will not make any complaints
II got up then and laid down on the
lounge, but bless your soul, | couldn't
sleep, and my wife had got SO wida
awake she couldn't sleep either. So
we exchanged views on political, social,
and agricultural topics until morning.
The next day ! carried a breath down
town with me that broke the glass
cover OF the ticker; and il | hadn't been
an athlete in my youth never could
restrained IL from doing somebody
great bodily injury. II was only a
mere matter OF luck, so my wife says,
that / am not now in the TOmbs
charged with malicious and melodor-
Gus murder in the 10th degree. That's
my opinion Of onions and don't care
q continental cent who knows it,
| NeU York Mai and Express.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Model Mayor.
From the Brookfield Argus


Hon. David r. Francis, mayor Of
st. Louis, is the man we want for
governor. He is young, it is true,
and at the time of the war was too
young to make record" if he had
wanted to, but look at the record he
has had made as mayor of st. Louis,
the grand old metropolis of Mis-
souri,. Mayor Francis is what may
be called one of the practical and
talented rank and file young men of
the West. He has been an honor to
st. Louis as her mayor, and he
would be an honor to Missouri as her
Governor.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Land For Sale or Trade.

EsDIcoTT, w. T., Sept. 15-I
have two 80 acre farms, 8 and 8
miles northwest of Laddonia and GAO
acres s miles Northeast of Laddonia
and miles Northwest of Farber, to
sell on long time, without any money
down. if / can get personal security
on first payment; or will trade for
bloodedAscatt and a good full
blooded draft stallion OF good size.
The land is all prairie il good cul-
tivation. I am bound to sell. Can
be seen or addressed at Laddonia,
Mo, from Sept. 25th to Oct. 25th,
1887. w26.1m LILLIs f. SMITH.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
MEXICO, MISSOURI THURSDAY, 1887
DIED at lo6.

ST. JOSEPH, No., Oct. THE re-
port Of the deaths from the county
poor farm to-day contains that Of
Gabriel Scott, colored, aged 105
years. Scott was, without doubt, the
Oldest person In Northwest Mis-
souri,. He was born near Richmond,
Va, July 10, 1882, and was owned
by relative of the famous John
Randolph Of Roanoke, whom he
claimed to have known. we'll He
moved to st. Joseph in 1860, having
purchased his freedom when about
25 years Of age He had a large
family, but his wife and children
have long since died. "Uncle Gabe, /"
as he was familiiarly called, was well
known in this city, and for many
years was supported by the old resi-
oenters. The younger members of
the family, however, seemed to neg
lect him, and the court was asked to
take him to the poor farm.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
A Terrible Deed.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, October g.
News has just reached this city OF
the poisoning Of the entire Ogletree
family consisting of four persons,
near Talladega, Ala. All of the
members of the family have already
died, consisting David Ogletrse, has
wife and two children. Their death was
caused by drinking strychnine. She
had threatened to poison the whole
family. The poisoning took place
yesterday, and the deaths occurred
in q few hours. The Coroner is in-
yestigating the case to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Separated Early.

EIoiH tt6 A$UuiSidlid JOurldl.
A young, newly married couple
from Mexico, registered at the Pal
mer House last Thursday night, and
by some blunder the porter showed
the bridegroom to a separate room.
The next morning the young man
called the clerk eonfdentially to one
side and inquired if this was their
regular. custom. The joke was too
good to keep, aud when they entered
the dining room they were greeted
with broad grin by rhe travelling
men in the secret. The young couple
returned to Mexico on the noon train.
and we hope their first experience
with Louisiana hotel will not mar
their. future happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Fisher--Barnett.

Married, at the residence of the
brides parents in West Mexico, Miss
Sallie Barnett and Mr. Xury Fisher.
Eld Higbee officiating. The wedding
was private enc, only the relatives
and few friends being present, i'm
mediately after the ceremony g
elegant supper was spread. The
happy couple will reside three miles
north Of town..
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Louisiana Will Try It..


The citizens of Louisiana, Mo-,
have decided to bore for natural gas
in that city and the contract has been
let to III. w. Carter, of Bradford,
Pa, who telegraphs that the tools
will be shipped at once and work
commenced within the next ten days.
We hope our sister city will meet
with greater success than did the cit
izens of Mexico, Mo-, who bored a
deep hole in the ground which is now
filed with water and no signs what
ever of gas. They, however, want TO
sell the ''hole' at half price.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
AT MADISON.
Arrival of the Presidential Party
Life on the Rail.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. THE Pres
ident's train left Milwaukee half an
hour late. ..Neverp better was Mrs.
Cleveland's reply to an inquiry re-
gaTding her health as she came on
board and the President, who seems
to be made Of iron, responded for
himself with equal heartiness. Life
on the special train has now Bettled
iRto homelike routine, delitiously
restful, after the round OF surprises
and excitement at the city stopping
places. The rumble of the wheels,
the gentle swaying Of the cars, the
flying panorama of forest, field and
hamlet-even the sa,uting toet and
hubbub Of passing trains have come
to be, for the travellers, among the
normal conditions Of life, while the
descents to terra frma and the hotel
experiences are its passing episodes.
THE TRAIN ATTENDANTS.
The corps of Pullman attendants
from Tobias, the chef who invents
marvellous dishes and still moro pro-
found mysteries up to Arthur, the
steward, who invents names for them
are Princes in disguise, whose atten-
tons would be rather appalling were
they not so uniformly unostentatious
in demeanor, performing their SER
vices as if they were matters of
course, and not things to be paid
for. Arthur Wells, the steward, is
Mr.. Pullman's personal attendant and
the custodian of his private car wher-
ever it moves. Tobias is the fsvorite
chef of General Manager Thompson
of the Pennsylvania railroad. The
other att ndants are the cream Of the
Pullman service, having, without ex-
ception, had years of training under
the most favorable conditions. 1t is
a matter of constant wonder how
wraps, valises, books and the smaller
nick-nacks of travelling party, which
are never in sight when they ought to
be, turn up in their places when
wanted; and even how things for
cotton, left behind, and supposed to
be lost, make their way back to their
owners. The run to Madison was
charming. 1t was through a lake
and hill country, whose lands are as
fertile as those of Italy. The vii
layers along the way sped the pass
ing train with their cheers, and in
several instances stations and streets
were adorned with evergreens and
streamers. The arrival at Madison
was made upon time.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

PEOPLE who are interested in the
welfare of Mexico should think twice
before they try to shut off the saloon
revenue. The question is: ''How
would we pay our $4,000 year
water rental?" Some answer: "By
giving the city third class charter. ="
Let's have the third-class charter
first, and then vote on the local op-
ton question.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Why Not Missouri

~ phS A<uftoA va tuC ACuAOTs
MEXICO, Mo-, Oct. 6.-Yesterday's
ntelligencer In referring to o. P.
Smiths recent return home
from the State of Florida,
among other things says: "Mr.
Smith thinks the Lord has been
lavish with his smiles on Florida and
proposes to make his home there the
balance of his days" I suppose we
are to infer from this statement that
the Lord hasfinally decided to settle
down permanently and has chosen
Florida ''for his home the balance of
his days." This piece of news from
Mr.. Smith ought to be gladly re-
ceived by all who have been seeking
the Lord, do, these many years"
without finding him.
SQUIRE SLoCUM,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

Mr.. James Finn has been in the
habit of keeping about 5000 u'ader a
carpet at his residence in South
Mexico, to have handy in case money
is needed. He recently loaned $500
of the amount hidden, and while at
church Friday morning the other
5000 was stolen. The police are on
the lockout for the thief.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

THERE are now daily on the streets
of Mexico eight meat wagons. The
regular butcher shops, which stay
with US the year around, are desert
ed. Would it not be good idea for
the city of Mexico to receive about
$25 a year from every person who
sells meat?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Coal. Coal. Goa

Firsb-class Illinois and Missouri
coal; Greenview, Virden and Van
dalia coal; unsurpassed in quality.
Guthrie & Son have plenty TO sup
ply all demands Of city and county.
Citizens, send US your orders. Farm
.ers, bring your wagons and get your
coal before winter. We are ready
to wait on you. Joel Guthrie &
Son
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

THE WEATHER was very unpro-l
pitious at st. Louis all through the
national encampment of the Grand
Army, although the signal service
predictions were favorable. A Ger
man veteran, tenting in the mud in
one of the parks. got off the follow
ing joke, which the old vets enjoyed
hugely:
II heerd dot Ciefeland vetoed dot
yedder report which yos made out by
dot signal service" !"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Shorthorns,

Thursday, Nov. Sd, 1887, at Mex
leo, Mo-, the Breeders will sell q
choice lot of red pure bred sholthorn
heifers and bulls. Get in on the
ground foor-buy few nice heifers
and be ready when the cattle boom
comes. Write to s. P. Emmons for
catalogue.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

The moon will be full twice this
month. When it is remembered that
money has been more or less tight for
some time, and that stocks are un-
steady, it must be acknowledged that
the Prohibitionists have little cause
for rejoicing.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
CeaI! Coal!!

We now have our coal office at the
old Wright lumber yard. We carry
d large stock of both hard and soft
coal and will deliver same to all parts
of the city in any quantity desired.
We are the exclusive agents for the
celebrated Petersburg soft and the
Lsckawanns hard Goals. Call aud
leave your orders.
32-e-m. HIsEY & POLLOCK.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
September 26th, 1851.

Cards have beer received at this
Office, announcing the approaching
marriage. on the 18th inst, Of MIR.
f. z. Shepherd, formerly OF this city,
to MISS sallie Allen, in Allentown,
Georgia. Mr.. Shepherds parents
live in this city, and Miss Allen is
the daughter Of the president Of .
leading Southern railroad.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
We learn that the temperance agi

We learn that the temperance agi-
tation will begin in Mexico next
week. We heartily trust that both
sides will conduct the contest, if
there is one, in decency and order.
The abuse resorted 10 by both sides
in some places in this State is a dis
grace to all concerned.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

If OUR contemporary will define
what it means by a "shyster' and
give some examples of ''shyster's"
practices, we will then see if we can
find any such conduct in one of its
illegal satellites as comes within
the meaning of the term.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

ALL any one need to do to appre-
ciate what faithful officials Auarain
now has and has had in the past, is
to examine the books at the Court
House, and see in what fourlshing
condition our finances are.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

WHEN will people learn the lesson
that 1t is dangerous to allow their
signatures to go into the hands of
strangers, no matter how innocent
may be the document that they sign? ?
An exchange has this: Z
A sad locking man has been visit
ing farmers in Ohio and asking them
TO sign q pledge not to kill any song
birds for a year. Afterwarl those
pledges returned in the shape OF
prom,ssory notes.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
No Need of a Row.

Petitions are circulating in the
county for an election under the To-
cal option law. The election will
probably be ordered, but we warn
the friends of the measure that, if
after that, they want to csrry the
election with any great certainty or
enthusiasm, they must organize for
a systematic canvass of the county
Laddonia Herald.
We see no need for any organization
or stump speaking. The people of
this county can vote on the temper
ance question without any advice
from either side. Let us have peace.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
KING KALAKAuA. of the Sandwic

KING KALAKAUA. of the Sandwich
Islands, is writing a book, called
"Myths of Hawaii" He will proba-
bly, endeavor to make myth out of
the fact that some of his ancestors
have cooked and eaten several of our
most respected missionaries and 9TH
er well-meaning citizens.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13

The administrator sale at the late
residence Of j. G. Dingle, two miles
northeast of Mexico has been post
poned from Wednesday the 10th. to
Thursday. the goth inst.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-10-13
Better Late Than Never

Mamma: Harry, you have taken
a cake. Always ask mamma when
yon want cake.n
Please, mamma" said the rogue
meekly, pointing down his throat,
.may / have dis one?''